Niles’ Huffman, Brandywine’s Janowiak earn first team all-state
Published 9:25 pm Monday, June 20, 2016
A trio of area first basemen have been selected by the Michigan Baseball Coaches Association’s all-state teams, which were announced Monday.
Niles’ Jakob Huffman was selected in Division 2, Brandywine’s Hunter Janowiak in Division 3 and Lake Michigan Catholic’s Ryan Stachowski in Division 4.
St. Joseph outfield Jordan Brewer was a second team pick in Division 2.
Huffman hit .414 for the Vikings this season with six doubles, two triples and 27 RBIs.
Janowiak hit .415 for the Bobcats in 2016 with 11 doubles, a home run and 28 RBIs.
He was also named Division 3 All-Academic for the second straight year after posting a GPA of 4.0 as a senior.
DIVISION 2 ALL-STATE
Area players
First base
Jakob Huffman, Niles
Second team
Outfield
Jordan Brewer, St. Joseph
DIVISION 3 ALL-STATE
Area players
First base
Hunter Janowiak, Brandywine
DIVISION 4 ALL-STATE
First base
Area players
Ryan Stachowski, Lake Michigan Catholic